CVE-2023-4915

WP User Control <= 1.5.3 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism

Published Sep 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP User Control plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 1.5.3. This is due to the plugin using native password reset functionality, with insufficient validation on the password reset function (in the WP User Control Widget). The function changes the user's password after providing the email. The new password is only sent to the user's email, so the attacker does not have access to the new password.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-54752 The WP User Control plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 1.5.3. This is due to the plugin using native password reset functionality, with insufficient validation on the password reset function (in the WP User Control Widget). The function changes the user's password after providing the email. The new password is only sent to the user's email, so the attacker does not have access to the new password.
History
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Title WP User Control <= 1.5.3 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
Weaknesses CWE-620
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:33 PM
Reserved
Sep 12, 2023, 2:49 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 13, 2023, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:38 AM